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Now for sale on the company’s official website, the Essential Audio Adapter HD costs $149. The add-on module takes advantage of the pins on the back of the Essential Phone to provide “one of the best mobile audio experiences available today.”

The adapter adds a 3.5mm headphone jack to the device which it lacks otherwise. Giving that jack a boost, though, is an ESS Sabre DAC with hardware MQA rendering. This gives the Essential Phone high-resolution audio output that you’ll struggle to find on other devices.

As for the quality of the Essential Audio Adapter HD itself, the product is made from machine titanium which the company says is “exceptionally durable.” It also has a set of LEDs which can display different colors to signify if master quality, standard, or non-MQA content is being played.